Undici #69
212 x 290 mm, 160 pages
Milan, Italy (English-language)
Bimonthly
First published in 2014
Editor-in-chief: Giuseppe De Bellis
Creative director: Luigi Vitali
‘Sport is culture’
Launched in 2014, Undici (‘Eleven’)—a reference to the standard number of players on a football pitch—is a bimonthly Italian sports and culture title, combining ‘sports coverage, a cultural approach, and a focus on fashion and new trends.’ Formerly published in Italian, issue 68 marked a shift to an English-language format.
Issue 69 for July/August 2026 is titled ‘This Century-long Dream Called Napoli’, commemorating 100 years since the club’s founding. Editor-in-chief Giuseppe De Bellis opens the issue with a heartfelt reflection on Napoli’s greatest strength: ‘Napoli has above all built a sense of belonging. A community that sees itself in a colour, in a chant, in a way of experiencing football that ultimately tells a much deeper story… It is a form of shared memory. A common language that transcends distances and generations.’ Inside, Massimiliano Gallo traces Napoli’s relationship to its own mythology, James Bird draws parallels between fandom and religious devotion, and Guido Trombetti spotlights the club’s ‘unsung heroes’—from Sandro Abbondanza to Enzo Mocellin. Elsewhere, discover conversations with the likes of Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli and Palermo manager Filippo Inzaghi, alongside a look at the evolution of the club’s logo, beginning with the 1960s reprise of the historic ‘Corsiero del Sole’ symbol.